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L. R. ROOKWOOD PALETTE AND RESERVOIR FQR STENGILING INK. No. 257,386.

Patented May 2. 1882.

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LEVI R. ROCKlVOOI), OF WORCEST Dil MASSACHUSETTS, ASbltiNO'il OF ONE-HALF TO F. LINUQ Clllljl), ()F SAME PLACE.

PALETTE AND RESERVOIR FOR STENClLlNG-lNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent: No. 257,386, dated May .2,1882.

Application tilt-d Tlcccmbcr il IP51.

To all whom it may concern Be it; known that; i, LEVI ll. locrtwooo, ot'\Vorcestcr, in the county of \Vorcester and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain 5 new and useful Improvements in Combined Palette andStand for Stenciling Inks or Col ors; and I declare the following to bea. description of my said invention sutticiently full, clear, andexactto enable others skilled in the art; to which it appertains to makeand use the some, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, whichform a part of this specification.

The object 0i. my present invention is to provide a practical andconvenient apparatus for containing and delivering inks or colors asemployed for stenciling or marking packingcases and for similarpurposes, said apparatus being; adapted to preserve the ink in a proper2o condition, and to deliver to the brush only so much as is required atthe time of use; also, to prevent waste by excessive delivery 0'accidental upsetting ot' the receptacle, and to give a convenientlyportable form for carrying from without liability ot' spilling the inkor color. I attain these objects by an apparatns constructed as shown inthe accompanying drawings and hereinal'tt 1' described.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my till- 0 proved stencilingpalettcand color-stand. .l:i;:;. 2 is a plan view of the same, a portion of thetop being shown broken away to icvcal parts beneath. Fig. 3 is a centralvcrtical scction at; line 1- .r, Fig. 2.

The part; marked A is a flat disk or plate, preferably of brass()l.()l.lltl' suitable metal, which serves as a palette for distributingthe ink or color upon the brush.

ll indicates a reservoir or cylinder for con- 40 tainine; the ink, whichis used in a liquid or scmiliquid l'orni. Said cylinder ll is mountedupon thc plate A ncaronc side, and its interior chamber, ll,communicates by a suitable passage or chamber, 1), with a small iticc,u,

formed throughthe plate ncar center.

The surface ol'the plate A is slightly tlcplt'ssctl around the openinga, as indicated.

'lhepistontl is arranged within the cylinderchamber ll, a'nd a screw,l), is connected there with, by means of which said piston can beadjusted up or don n within the cylinder, the end of the screw l) beingswivelcd tothe piston at d, and its thr'ead titted to the out or cap Eon the top of the cylinder. If desired, the cap 1-) can be titted totightly close the top of the eyl indcr, and a stutting'box may bearranged about the screw, as shown, although .I do not in all casesdesire to use the stuttingbox.

A suitable handle is fixed on the top end of the screw 1), by which thescrew can be turned, and which also serves as a convenicnt-means forlifting and carrying the apparatus.

A rin5 or other-device, la, is tired to the side ot' the cylinder ll forholding the stencilbrush (.i when it is not in use, asshown in Figs. ian A scrcwstopper, H, is arranged in the tom of the reservoir forconvenience of ill. it with ink or coloring material, the stand beinginverted for the purpose; or, it prct'crred, the top cap, i and piston tcan be removed for tilting the rescrvoir from the top.

A small screw or plug, l, is provided for stopping the oriticc u, asillustrated, which plug can be attached by a cord or chain, 1', to aconvenient part of the apparatus.

When it is dcsircd to use the apparatus the stopper lisrcmovcd and thescrcw I) turned, so as to slightly depress the piston thus causing asutlicient quantity ot' the ink to be delivered through the opening itupon theipalette A, where it can be taken upon the brush as required bypassing the brus back and forth on the surface of the palcttt Surplusink can bcdrawu back into thccylindcr by raising the piston.

link or color in a viscid or semi-liquid con dition can be clnploycdwith this apparatus, as the ink is socontincd as to preserve it from theatmosphere, except such portion as is For immediate usc, and being socontincd the apparatus is rendered cleanly for use and not, liable tohave its contents accidcntally distributed by the ovcrturnine ot' theapparatus.

lt'dcsircd, the plate may be mounted upon a wood block, and the backot'the cylinder may e pioiidcd with a book, so that it can senses .i'orcontaining and delivering stcnciling ink or color of a viscid orsemi-liquid nature, consisting of the fiat disk or palette-plate havinga small orifice-in its surface and areservoirconne'cted therewith, fromwhich the color or ink is mechanically forced upon said palette throughsaid orifice,

of packing-eases, forth,

2.;The combination of the flat circular palstnnt-ially as shown,

ette A, having the central orifice, a, the reservoincylindei' B, mountedupon the side-of said palette, with passage b communicating therewith,the piston O, fitted within said cylinder, and the long screw D,arranged for movi n g said piston-,all constructed and operating suh-'st-antielly as and for the purpose hereinbefore described.

3. The combination of the paletteplatc A, having orifice a, thecylinderB, communicating therewith, the piston C, the screw D, the capE, the brush-holder F, and the stopper I, sulr and for the purpose setforth.

Witness my LEVI It. ROOKWOOD.

Witnesses:

CHAS. H. BURLEIGH, WALTER B. ALLEN.

hand this 13th day of Decemher, A. 1). 1881. said apparatus beingadapted for use in the stenciling or marking substantially as herein set

